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Re: More Mindfest Tidbits
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 26 Oct 1999 15:07:12 GMT
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Ray,
You could be on to something. That would explain why the European service pack
catalog has like 3 times the number of service packs in it then our does.
If people want bulk, maybe we ought to contact them over seas and see if we can
do business that way. ?????
Jodi
In lugnet.general, Ray Sanders writes:
> There seems to be a disparity between the costs of bricks in the bulk
> tubs and parts in general. Bricks in bulk tub vary around 1.5 - 2 cents
> each. In general set parts seem to cost 10 cents (or higher) per piece
> on average.
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> <Speculation>
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> Could it be that Enfield only makes bricks ? Every box that I have
> mentions "Contents made in DENMARK, SWITZERLAND AND USA". Are all the
> special parts made in Europe ? The Duplo Toolo I have even says
> "Contents made in SWITZERLAND & USA" (no mention of Denmark). Is it
> possible that all the parts we want would have to be made in Europe ? If
> so, then Enfield does not even have the molds.
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> </Speculation>
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> Ray
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> Eric Kingsley wrote:
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> > C. From what I was told, and I don't know much about where and how bricks • are
> > made, TLG does have the capability to do bulk orders but their biggest • hurdle
> > is to cut down shipping costs to make it worth while. It seemed to me that
> > they were saying that the parts are all manufactured in Europe and the • problem
> > resides in filling bulk orders and keeping shipping costs down. Know I have
> > no idea how much of this is true but this is what I understood from my
> > conversations.
> >
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| There seems to be a disparity between the costs of bricks in the bulk tubs and parts in general. Bricks in bulk tub vary around 1.5 - 2 cents each. In general set parts seem to cost 10 cents (or higher) per piece on average. <Speculation> Could it (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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